News – September 7, 2016

9/7/16 – Heavy rainfall has caused a number of street closures in Mayville. Police Chief Chris MacNeill says those include: Highway 28 west of Oak Street, Bridge Street west of Muzzy Street, and Fourth Street near the industrial park. MacNeill says there are concerns over two of the city’s school buildings. He says water was already up to the school as of late morning. To prevent further damage, MacNeill says the city is looking to sandbag the building’s exterior. Sandbags were already in place at Parkview Elementary, but MacNeill says water diversion could not begin immediately as the bags also need to be in place at St. John’s to prevent the water from flowing downhill into that building. Parts of Mayville have reportedly received up to five inches of rain. MacNeill says there is no word on when the streets will reopen since more rain is expected through 9pm tonight. The chief encourages residents to stay out of the water as it is fast moving and could contain debris.

Water Rescue Limited On Wisconsin’s 16th Largest Lake

9/7/16 – The Beaver Dam Fire Department has limited warm-weather water rescue capabilities. Chief Alan Mannel told the city’s Police and Fire Commission last night that the departments boat, which is 42-years-old, was out of service for the past two weeks and is in need of repairs that cost more than its worth. A local business loaned the department a wav-runner again this year but the personal watercraft was due to be returned for the season yesterday. The department also has an aging hovercraft but Mannel says it works better on ice than water. The city of Beaver Dam contracts its rescue services to five other lakefront townships. PFC Chair Jeff Kohman asked Mannel about the funding the townships contribute to water rescue efforts. Mannel says the matter has been negotiated unsuccessfully over the past year or more and noted that the contract with townships expires at the end of the year. “The Rural Fire Association, specifically the Town of Beaver Dam, doesn’t want to put money in and we’re having a little

Beaver Dam Police Budget Requests Drug Detective

9/7/16 – The Beaver Dam Police Department wants to add a fifth detective to their roster to specifically combat the growing drug problem. Chief John Kreuziger discussed the position with the city’s Police and Fire Commission last night as part of reviewing the departments preliminary 2017 budget. He says the detective would be assigned to all drug-related cases and work with the Drug Unit. Kreuziger says that the staffing addition has the endorsement of the district attorney and sheriff.

Communication Issues Affected Neda Mine Rescue

9/7/16 – Dodge County’s Emergency Management Department shared its 17 page follow-up report from a July incident at yesterday’s Executive Committee meeting. Emergency Management Director Amy Nehls says personnel who responded to rescue three teenagers from Iron Ridge’s Neda Mine on July 11 faced some challenges, including poor cell phone coverage and an inconsistent radio communication signal. She says the lack of coverage caused delays in accessing necessary maps and information. Crews from throughout Wisconsin converged on the mine to rescue the boys, who illegally entered through a small opening and were trapped inside for roughly 20 hours. Nehls says the county plans to address the issues it faced by bolstering the data plan for its mobile command center and provide additional search and rescue training for its emergency responders.UW-Milwaukee, who owns the mine, decided not to press charges, feeling the boys learned their lesson.

Another Dodge County Channel Can Now Simulcast

9/7/16 – Another Dodge County emergency management channel now has simulcast capability. The county’s Fire and EMS channel upgrade was completed within the last week. County officials say simulcast allows for better, more consistent radio communication county-wide. Four of the county’s six channels now have simulcast. The other two, Highway and Alternate Emergency, could be upgraded in 2017.

Prosecutors Planning To Retry Brantner

9/7/16 – Prosecutors plan to re-try Dennis Brantner for the 1990 murder of 18 year old Berit Beck. That’s what Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney said in court Tuesday in a motion hearing for the 63-year-old Kenosha Man accused of killing Beck. However, since Brantner was not in court Tuesday, no trial date was set and a status conference was scheduled for next week. Brantner’s lawyer, Craig Powell, asked the Judge to acquit Brantner, saying to try him again would be double jeopardy. Meanwhile, Toney says he has new evidence, testimony of a former girlfriend of Brantner’s, to offer at trial. A jury couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict during a trial in June and was dismissed. Beck’s van was found in Fond du Lac parking lot in July of 1990. Her badly-decomposed body was found six weeks later in a ditch outside of Waupun.

Watertown Man Sentenced For Attacking His Father

9/7/16 – A Watertown man will spend 45 days in jail for attacking his father. Thomas E. White pled no contest yesterday to a felony Battery count. Two other felony charges were dismissed but read into the record. In April, the 34-year-old struck his father in the face multiple times. White was angry that his father would not drive him to his father’s girlfriend’s house so he could beat her up since he did not like her. White will avoid prison time if he stays out of trouble during his three years on probation.

Burnett Man Heading To Jail For Hit And Run

9/7/16 – A Burnett man will spend six months in jail for striking a pedestrian with his vehicle and fleeing the scene after his probation was revoked yesterday. Trevor Schultz was found guilty last year on reduced misdemeanor counts of Hit and Run and Disorderly Conduct. The 21-year-old was driving the vehicle in March 2014 in Horicon when the accident occurred. The victim was treated and released at the scene.

Indiana Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Vehicle In Dodge County

9/7/16 – An Indiana man will spend six months in the Dodge County Jail for stealing a running car from outside a Lomira gas station. Kyrun Flemming pled guilty yesterday to one felony count of Taking a Motor Vehicle Without the Owner’s Consent. State patrol stopped the 18-year-old in Fond du Lac County shortly after the June theft.

Beaver Dam Woman Accused Of Smuggling Tobacco

9/7/16 – Bond was set at $1,000 yesterday for a Beaver Dam woman accused of trying to smuggle chewing tobacco into the Dodge County Jail. Stephanie Fleckenstein reportedly brought two long strips of tobacco to a friend on Saturday. If she is convicted, the 41-year-old faces over three years in prison. Fleckenstein’s preliminary hearing is October 27.

Bond Set For Beaver Dam Man Accused Of Having Illegal Drugs

9/7/16 – Bond was set at $1,000 yesterday for a Beaver Dam man charged with having illegal drugs in his home. Lucas Mueller is facing felony counts of Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place and Possession with Intent to Deliver THC, both as a party to a crime. In May, police intercepted a package that was sent to the 31-year-old from Colorado. After a warrant was obtained, officers searched the parcel and reportedly found over 400 grams of marijuana. The package was delivered and soon after, a search warrant was executed at his East Maple Avenue home. Drugs and paraphernalia were allegedly found throughout Mueller’s house. If he is found guilty on both counts, Mueller faces over nine years in prison. His preliminary hearing is October 27.

Kaukauna Preteen Struck, Killed By School Bus

9/7/16 – A 12-year-old boy has died after being hit by a school bus five hours earlier. Kaukauna Police say the boy was walking home from school around 3:15 Tuesday afternoon, and the bus turned into his path while he was in an intersection. Kaukauna school officials say he was a seventh grader at River View Elementary School, which is on the same street where the accident took place — and his name was not immediately released. Police say the weather conditions were clear at the time, although a storm had moved in just 15 minutes after the mishap. Kaukauna Police and the State Patrol are investigating.

Court Deciding Open Records Release For Police Videos

9/7/16 – The State Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether training videos for law enforcement officers should be released under the state’s Open Records law. The Justice Department said the videos could teach pedophiles how to avoid being arrested, but Democrats say they have outdated information or material that’s readily available online. The videos feature Brad Schmiel training investigators in 2009 and 2013, when he was the Waukesha County district attorney. He refused to release them, saying they would expose police and prosecuting strategies. But when the Republican Schimel ran for state attorney general, Democrats went to court saying they had a right to know whether Schimel said anything questionable on the videos before voters elected him in 2014.

2017 Back To School Tax Holiday To Be Announced

9/7/16 – It looks like Wisconsin shoppers will finally get a sales tax holiday for back to school shopping. G-O-P lawmakers have talked about it in recent years — but now, Governor Scott Walker plans to announce in Milwaukee and Green Bay Wednesday that he’ll put a temporary sales tax exemption for back to school items in his next state budget in February. Also, Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says his majority members back the sales tax holiday. They’re expected to announce their major proposals today (Wednesday) for the next two year legislative session that begins in January. In the last session, Republicans proposed a sales tax holiday for students’ clothing, computers, and school supplies — and it would have reduced state tax revenues by 13-million dollars per year and local sales tax money by almost one-million per year.

Wisconsin Remains Swing State In Presidential Race

9/7/16 – A new poll shows that Democrat Hillary Clinton still has a big lead over Donald Trump for electoral votes, but Wisconsin is one of ten “tossup” states. The Washington Post/Survey Monkey poll gives Clinton a 46-to-44-percent edge against Republican Donald Trump for Wisconsin’s ten electoral votes — and of the states where one candidate has a considerable lead, Clinton has secured 244 electoral votes to Trump’s 126. But the undecideds still represent a large chunk with 168 votes as “tossups.” The Post surveyed 74-thousand registered voters from August ninth through September first — and while it found that Trump’s gaining support in the Upper Midwest, it showed that many college educated white voters, especially women, are not giving their normal support to Republicans. Still, the Post has Trump close in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania — all three of which went with Democrats in the last six presidential contests.

TAKE 5 WITH THE WXRO MORNING SHOW TEAM

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

1. HOW TO ENTER

a. These rules govern the Take 5 promotion being conducted by 95.3 WXRO beginning on Wednesday, September 8, 2015 at 6am Central Time and ending on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 11:59pm Central Time

b. To participate in the Promotion, you may enter via the following method(s): 1. Online at www.wxroradio.com by submitting who you think the winners of the chosen 5 NFL games will be. Entries must be received by Saturday at 11:59 pm the week of the games.

c. To participate in the Promotion, you may log on to www.wxroradio.com and follow the links and instructions to enter the Promotion and submit your first name and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, date of birth and a valid e-mail address in the online entry form. Only one internet entry per person and one internet entry per e-mail address is permitted. Internet entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning an email address or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Station. Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Promotion. The Station is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technological problems. All entrants must agree to the Station’s online submission release in order to submit his or her entry.

2. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS

a. The Promotion is open to all persons who are 18 years of age or older and who reside in the Dodge County Area. Employees of Station, its licensee, the licensee’s parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, Station’s advertising and promotional agencies, its participating sponsors, other radio stations in the Dodge County metropolitan area, the members of their immediate families (spouse, parent, sibling or child) and those living in the same household of each (whether related or not), are ineligible to enter or win. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.

b. “Listeners are eligible to win a prize in a Promotion conducted by the Station only once every thirty (30) days and only once every six (6) months if the prize is valued over $600. Only one (1) winner per household is permitted in any Station promotion.”

c. “The winner must provide valid government-issued photo identification and provide their complete address, date of birth and phone number to claim a prize. The winner may also be asked to sign a participant release form.”

d. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements. The Station will also delete any entry knowingly received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

3. PRIZES

a. Grand prize will be a Monster Clarity Bluetooth Speaker, valued at $100 and a Rocker Recliner valued at $419.

b. Weekly Prizes will be awarded each week: Gift Certificates from Rock River Tap Bar and Grill and a Free Oil Change from Rick Reed Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

The Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the combined prizes is $519. The winner will be solely responsible for all taxes and other fees and expenses not specified herein associated with the receipt and use of the Prize. The station accepts no responsibility for repairing any real or supposed damage to any prize.

The gift certificates awarded each week will be subject to the terms and conditions as set forth by the issuer of the gift certificate.

c. All prizes or prize certificates may be picked up at the office of the Station at the address below. The winner will forfeit any prize or prize certificate not claimed within forty-five (45) days of winning. In the event that a prize or prize certificate is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss. The Station is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate.

b. There is no substitution, transfer or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes or cash of comparable value. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and unless otherwise expressly specified, do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.

4. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

a. Decisions of the Station management with respect to the Promotion are final.

b. The winner will be selected in a random drawing and will be announced on air during the Morning Show

c. The final winner will be notified during business hours.

d. Odds of winning a Qualifying Prize depends upon the number of correct entries that are received each week.

e. The entries for the grand prize will be chosen based on those who guess the five NFL games correctly for each week’s qualification.

f. The winner will be drawn in a random drawing based on all qualified entries. They will be announced on air and notified by phone. The winner must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within ten days of winning or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected by random drawing. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize.

5. CONDITIONS

a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner. The winner will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 with the winner’s full Social Security Number or the equivalent for receipt of any prize valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by the Station (or any other Good Karma station in Station’s market) in a calendar year with an aggregate value of $600 or more. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in forfeiture of the prize. Such winnings of $600 or more will be reported to the IRS.

b. By participating in the Promotion, the winner agrees to have the winner’s name, voice and likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to the Promotion without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.

c. Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, the Station, in its sole discretion, may require Promotion winner (and any travel companion(s) or guest(s)) to sign a liability release, agreeing to release and hold harmless the Station, its licensee, the licensee’s parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, their respective officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives and all of their successors and assigns from and against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize and participation in the Promotion.

d. If for any reason this Promotion cannot be executed as planned, including, but not limited to, as a result of infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Station that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, or if the Promotion is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, the Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend, or modify the Promotion. If the Promotion is terminated before the original end date, the Station reserves the right to select the winners by random drawing from among all eligible non-suspect entries received as of the termination time/date or otherwise modify the procedure for selecting winners.

e. The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Station’s website. Failure to comply with the rules of the Promotion may result in a contestant’s disqualification and/or forfeiture of any prize or prizes. If the Station makes a good faith determination that an entrant has cheated or committed fraudulent activity in connection with a Promotion, the Station reserves the right to disqualify that entrant from entering and/or winning future Promotions and to prosecute and seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

f. The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Promotion, including, without limitation, the substitution of a prize of equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any competition or prize-related event or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, the Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel, terminate, suspend, or modify the Promotion and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.

g. The Station is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Promotion or in the announcement of a prize.

h. For a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by December 28, 2015 to “Take 5 – Official Rules, Attn: Promotions, 95.3 WXRO Stoddart St. Beaver Dam, WI 53916. For the names of the prize winners send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by Feburary 28, 2016 to the above address marked Take 5- Winner List. The Official Rules and the Winner List (when completed) shall also be available during regular business hours at the main offices of the Station and may be posted online at www.wxroradio.com

6. PRIVACY

a. By use of the Station’s website or by entering the Promotion through the Station’s website, you agree to the website’s Terms of Use Agreement located at www.wxroradio.com and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at www.wxroradio.com